Phyteuma hemisphaericum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 170. 1753.

"Habitat in alpibus Helvetiae, Italiae, Pyrenaeis." RCN: 1343.

Lectotype (designated here by Pistarino & Jarvis): Herb. Linn. No. 223.4 (LINN) .

Current name: Phyteuma hemisphaericum L. ( Campanulaceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “hemisphaerica” in the protologue.